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18 May 2008

IOC Statement

China has today announced three days of mourning and that the Olympic Torch Relay will pause during this time. Commenting on this announcement, the IOC said: "These are tragic and testing times for China and the...
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On the red carpet in Cannes

A great honour for the film “13 Days in France” by Claude Lelouch and François Reichenbach, being shown tonight as part of the Cannes Film Festival.   A film "It’s not the official film of the...
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14 May 2008

What is Olympic Express?

Olympic Express is the first Olympic Games “e-journal” for young people from all over the world. It’s interactive, contains a wide range of animated features and provides all the information you need to be able to...
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13 May 2008

IOC donates $1m to Chinese earthquake relief

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expresses its deepest sympathies to the many thousands of people whose lives and livelihoods have been affected by the Chinese earthquake. In response to this tragic event, the IOC has...
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12 May 2008

Message of sympathy to Chinese earthquake victims and families

IOC President Jacques Rogge has today written to Chinese President Hu Jintao on hearing media reports about the earthquake that has hit China.   Rogge, who penned the letter early this morning as the scale of the disaster was just...
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Qualified for Beijing: Women’s Hockey Tournament

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced the pools for the Women’s Hockey Tournament of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The 12 participating teams have been allocated to the following two pools:   Two...
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